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Catamaran
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Is anyone else dissatisfied with the presentation of new Lookouts comic? Its a great style, and they are clearly talented artists, but compared to the original I feel it isn't as "good".
To the point: it seems hard to read, the environment and color scheme is to light, there isnt a whole lot of contrast to really set in an atmosphere. The Panel layouts aren't working for me either, and the ending is a bit ??? to me as well.
this is just my opinion, my particular taste for a drawing/coloring style may not be the same for everyone, I just want to see if it is just me.
To the point: it seems hard to read, the environment and color scheme is to light, there isnt a whole lot of contrast to really set in an atmosphere. The Panel layouts aren't working for me either, and the ending is a bit ??? to me as well.
this is just my opinion, my particular taste for a drawing/coloring style may not be the same for everyone, I just want to see if it is just me.
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BTW, the official thread for discussing the latest comic is here.
I can see how artistically it is interesting. I actually like her style. But not for anything involving story telling. Especially not a story I expected to be drawn by Gabe.
but yea, its almost difficult to figure who had been turn to stone, or what was happening in what order. I should look up some previous examples of the artist's work.
I voted for Lookouts because I really liked Gabe's style. It flowed well and was easy to follow.
They're obviously talented artists, but maybe they're just not right for this.
I think.
I do feel a bit cheated by the comic, as I was promised some awesome work of G&T, and instead got a dimestore knock-off. The guys responsible for this strip are fine artists and all, but it's not what I wanted to see. When I drop $10 to see Dark Knight, I'm going to be a wee bit pissed if I get shown The Godfather instead.
Also, I'm rather annoyed that they're calling it a basilisk yet showing a cockitrice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisk The pictures make it look like it's got a part-bird thing going there.
And yeah, I'm rather disappointed.
Took me a while too.
I think that, at a minimum, one of the boy lookouts also got turned to stone. Possible two of them, but it is really hard to discern.
I'm with you on this one.
edit: None of the boys have been turned to stone, the two that aren't immediately visible are hiding behind an existing statue and another boy's cloak, respectively. The only reason I know this is because it was being discussed in the chat thread. I initially interpreted it as like 1.5 new boy-statues too.
Yeah but that threads in SE++. We can't go there. It's Bat country.
Look really closely at the end. One kid is hiding behind a stone boy, the other is hiding behind the ginger kid's cloak. It's really difficult to discern, it took somebody pointing it out to me before I saw it.
if nothing else im sure G&T hear the reactions of the fans and are taking it into consideration. id like to see what comes of it.
With the art-style, the "kid" behind the ginger's cloak could easily be a flower..
That's where I'm at. The scout leader in this retains none of his interesting design from the first (you can't see the eyepatch or anything). And most of the boys bleed into each other if not for different colored hair it would be hard to tell them apart.
When does automata kick up? I was under the impression that too was supposed to be going this week?
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It's not like I'm personally angry at G&T, and of course they have the right to do whatever they wish. But I went in expecting something awesome. Then at the last moment, we're told, "Oh, wait, we're not actually doing it after all." Lookouts, as drawn by Gabe, was beautiful and I was eager to see an entire series of strips in the gorgeous style and that gorgeous world. And now it's unlikely I will ever get that, even though we were originally told they would be doing all three ideas, because it's being subcontracted to some other folks.
And I'm a little sad over what I'll never get to see.
July during Comic con. I assume we'll be getting that instead of their usual con sketches.
I voted for Auto but was content with Lookouts until I saw the comic. It's really hard to look at and hurts my brain.
I only hope that they get enough dissapproval they rethink this and do their own version of lookouts.
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Unless I misread the Newspost, Gabe said he would love to one day sit down an do a Lookouts Graphic Novel, so there is still a chance they'll take t back over, right?
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I will admit that I do like how the Basilisk's tail leads you into the last panel, even if it is unclear who exactly is getting walloped by it.
You now know the pain of the Iranians. Our democracy was an illusion.
Hell they are running look outs first thats got to count for something.
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1. The Scoutmaster has his back to the basilisk.
2. The kid with the knife is using his knife to create a reflection so that he does not look at the basilisk directly.
3. One child is quivering behind a statue, his arm is draped around it, you can also make out the top of the head.
4. The red headed child has his back to the monster and uses his cloak to hide his eyes.
5. The blond child is lying down and has his head to the ground.
6. The silhouette of the Scoutmaster is being knocked to the ground, by the basilisk's tail.
Now I cannot unsee it.
Ok and why is he apologizing to the scouts? I mean his intent was to show them how to kill the beast, and instead he gets knocked out by it. So uhh way to go champ.
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Somebody put forward a theory in the chat thread when we were talking about it that made sense to me: he's apologizing to the petrified kids, not the living ones. It makes sense, but the comic doesn't get that across at all.
Well his back IS turned to us. Maybe he whipped it out?
I wouldn't be at all surprised if this image was the inspiration for the Dungeons and Dragons basilisk.